EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4607 Stainless Steel
Both EN 1.4962 stainless steel and EN 1.4607 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4962 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4607 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 22 to 34 | |
| 21 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 330 | |
| 180 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 420 to 440 | |
| 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 630 to 690 | |
| 530 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 490 | |
| 270 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 510 | |
| 580 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 910 | |
| 930 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1480 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 14 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.3 | |
| 2.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.6 | |
| 3.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 23 | |
| 13 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.1 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 59 | |
| 40 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
| 130 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 21 | |
| 20 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 170 | |
| 91 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 170 to 610 | |
| 190 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 24 | |
| 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 21 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.7 | |
| 4.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 16 | |
| 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0.0015 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.070 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 15.5 to 17.5 | |
| 18.5 to 20.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 62.1 to 69 | |
| 75.6 to 81.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 12.5 to 14.5 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
| 0.15 to 0.8 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 2.5 to 3.0 | |
| 0 |